# Fernridge School

Contributing · State · Masterton

https://www.chch.live/school/2843-fernridge-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 448

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 264 Upper Plain Road, Masterton, 5888
- Roll: 219 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1866
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 178 · Pacific 8 · Asian 10 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-3786535
- Email: office@fernridge.school.nz
- Contact: Amy Williams
- Website: http://www.fernridge.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Fernridge School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 69 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Solway College](https://www.chch.live/school/242-solway-college), decile 7 · EQI 431
- [Douglas Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1661-douglas-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [Solway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2991-solway-school), decile 6 · EQI 463
- [Wairarapa College](https://www.chch.live/school/241-wairarapa-college), decile 6 · EQI 479
- [St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/246-st-matthew-s-collegiate-masterton), decile 9 · EQI 404
- [Masterton Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2909-masterton-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 483
- [Hadlow Preparatory School](https://www.chch.live/school/4104-hadlow-preparatory-school), decile 9 · EQI 386
- [St Patrick's School (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3016-st-patrick-s-school-masterton), decile 6 · EQI 439

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.933595&lon=175.615935

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Fernridge School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Fernridge School have?**

219 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Fernridge School's Equity Index?**

EQI 448, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Fernridge School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2843 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026